Thyroid met imaging/studies at MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE HOSPITAL

1596 W Main St, LEWISVILLE, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1255384533

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 23, 2026

$1,747.10

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,747.10

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$122.30 with Superior Health Plan vs $1,747.10 with Unicare — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $122.30 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $122.30 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $122.30 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $122.30 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $122.30 ↓ -93%
Cigna IFP $235.86 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $244.59 ↓ -86%
TEXAS HEALTH NETWORK MCD $254.42 ↓ -85%
United CHIP $258.29 ↓ -85%
United STARPLUS $258.29 ↓ -85%
United STARKids $258.29 ↓ -85%
United STAR $258.29 ↓ -85%
Cook Childrens Health Plan CHIP $258.29 ↓ -85%
Cook Childrens Health Plan STAR $258.29 ↓ -85%
Amerigroup CHIP $258.29 ↓ -85%
United STARPerinate $258.29 ↓ -85%
Parkland Community Health Plan MCD $258.29 ↓ -85%
Amerigroup MGMCD $258.29 ↓ -85%
Cigna Healthspring MGMCD $271.20 ↓ -84%
Aetna Better Health MCD $278.95 ↓ -84%
Aetna Better Health CHIP $278.95 ↓ -84%
Molina STARKIDS $284.12 ↓ -84%
Molina CHIP $284.12 ↓ -84%
Molina STAR+PLUS $284.12 ↓ -84%
Molina MCDSTAR $284.12 ↓ -84%
Humana MGMCD $322.86 ↓ -82%
United OptionsPPO $337.19 ↓ -81%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $353.02 ↓ -80%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $353.02 ↓ -80%
Unicare CHIP $419.30 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $428.04 ↓ -75%
Evry Health COMM $450.75 ↓ -74%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $471.74 ↓ -73%
United SmallGroup $471.74 ↓ -73%
Aetna NewBusiness $542.92 ↓ -69%
Aetna COMM $579.94 ↓ -67%
Aetna Meritain $579.94 ↓ -67%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $590.52 ↓ -66%
Aetna OON $686.37 ↓ -61%
Curative Administrators COMM $698.84 ↓ -60%
BCBS Traditional $723.30 ↓ -59%
Fidelis SecureCare MGMCR $786.20 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $786.20 ↓ -55%
City of McKinney COMM $786.20 ↓ -55%
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52 ↓ -51%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $873.55 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $882.29 ↓ -49%
Aetna WCOMP $960.90 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $960.90 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $960.90 ↓ -45%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $960.90 ↓ -45%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $1,001.09 ↓ -43%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $1,013.32 ↓ -42%
USC Health Services COMM $1,048.26 ↓ -40%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $1,051.33 ↓ -40%
BCBS BlueEssentials $1,051.33 ↓ -40%
BCBS EPOSOA $1,102.87 ↓ -37%
BCBS PPO $1,154.41 ↓ -34%
Jostens WCOMP $1,222.97 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $1,222.97 ↓ -30%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $1,222.97 ↓ -30%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $1,310.33 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $1,310.33 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,310.33 ↓ -25%
USA Managed Care COMM $1,397.68 ↓ -20%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $1,485.04 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,747.10 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $1,747.10 ↑ +0%
Unicare MCD $1,747.10 ↑ +0%

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